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  1. Was "man" a gender-neutral word in common usage at some point?

    Jan 14, 2020 · Etymonline comments: Specific sense of "adult male of the human race" (distinguished from a woman or boy) is by late Old English (c. 1000); implying that "man" was …

  2. What is the word for an adult who is not mature?

    May 11, 2014 · What term can be used for an adult, especially a man, who is in his forties and still behaves like a teenager, shunning responsibilities typical of mature people, preferring to enjoy …

  3. etymology - What is the origin of the term ‘blue movie’? - English ...

    Apr 10, 2023 · There's also the term "blue laws", for laws restricting activities on the Sabbath. It also has an unknown origin, although some sites guess that they were printed on blue paper …

  4. 星露谷物语七宗罪pc端现在怎么安装啊? - 知乎

    Jul 14, 2024 · 1、转去百度网盘找资源下载,但是文件内容不保证安全。 2、N站打开成人内容。点击右上角头像,site preference→content blocking→show adult content。然后就正常下载安 …

  5. possessives - adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher ...

    Sep 6, 2019 · Distinguish your audience in a prepositional phrase. "I am an English teacher for adult learners" or "I am an English teacher for adults." If it is important you say teacher, this …

  6. Terms to describe age groups - English Language & Usage Stack …

    A young/prime adult, according to Erik Erikson's stages of human development, is generally a person between the age of 20 - 40, whereas an adolescent is a person between the age of 13 …

  7. What do you call a person who has a relationship with a much …

    Aug 20, 2015 · cradle-snatcher someone who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a much younger partner (thefreedictionary.com) You could try forcing a "neologism" such as …

  8. slang - Word for the loss of one parent - English Language

    May 18, 2023 · Merriam-Webster has an entry for half-orphan, meaning someone with only one living parent. They say specifically a child, which would match the usual usage of "orphan" (as …

  9. Trying to understand the nuances between ox, steer and bullock

    Dec 6, 2018 · American English: an adult animal of the cattle family, esp. a male that has had its sexual organs removed. (here "castrated" is qualified with "especially") Further, Wikipedia …

  10. ChatGPT 不再限制用户制作成人内容,此举何意? - 知乎

    2月13日消息,OpenAI发布了其《模型规范》的扩展版本,内容涵盖了AI模型如何处理争议性话题、用户定制化…